A Texas mother was forced to use lethal force to defend herself, her home and her son when three masked men broke into her home with guns drawn demanding money.

The mother had a split second to grab her gun when the men were distracted by her dogs.

Once she grabbed her gun, she immediately fired at one of the suspects, hitting him in the gut.

One of the other suspects tackled her and wrestled the gun away from her before fleeing the area.

“Protecting yourself goes into our Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. And thousands of people died to give me the right that saved my life,” said the mother.

The suspect who was shot was arrested after being taken to an area hospital. The other 2 suspects are still at large and are thought to be hispanic males due to their accents and the fact that all three men were speaking Spanish during the robbery.

Dan Cannon

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